Why is drinking hot tea preferred over drinking hot water in the winter?
Why is drinking hot tea preferred over drinking hot water in the winter?
- During winters out skin is dry and dull.
- During winters we eat more.
- During winters we drink dehydrating fluids.
- Excess of dehydrating fluids also cause chills.
The body temperature has to be maintained at same level during summers and winters.
The mechanism of doing these is mainly varying the amount of fluids that our body carries during summers and winters.
We eat more because cells have lesser water in winters and they metabolise more in winters.
That also translate to generating more energy in winters as compared to summers.
People who drink more than 6 cups of tea a day also experience more chills. The reason – tea contains dehydrating agents and water.
Body will not except caffeine beyond a limit. So dehydration due to a dehydrating agent cannot work beyond a point.
That means if we drink 10 cups of tea it will stop dehydrating most of the people.
But that will result in lodging of more hot fluids in the body. Hot water is hydrating.
so body will store more water and cause more chills.
So tea will become counter productive measure.
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In brief the hydration dehydration principles are as under –
Hydration dehydration cycles will help in balancing every mineral and walking and rest routines will increase the RMR which will help in permanent cure of mineral imbalance in the long run.
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**In brief hydration dehydration cycles is as given here -**
Day 1 – Drink 150 ml water every hour from 7 am to 6 pm. Reduce meal size by 20%. No other fluid/ liquid.
Day 2,3 – Drink 150 ml water 1 hour before each meal. Total fluid intake 450 ml in the day. Reduce meal size by 20%.
Repeat for 2–3 weeks.
**To get best results increase Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) as well by doing the following**
Walk for 5 minutes at easy pace within your home in the morning. Reduce the meal size by 20%.
After walking rest for 15 minutes in bed.
Repeat the above 3 times in the morning and 3 times at night before sleeping.The more you rest after walking it will be better. The recommendation of 10 minutes is keeping in view busy schedule of people. 30 minutes is ideal.
#### Intermittent fasting####
Day 1 – Eat 50% of your food intake with 80% reduction in your water and other liquid intake.
Day 2 – Eat normal food and normal water.
**When a person is doing this, he can skip hydration dehydration cycles.**
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